Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BLAZER / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004086881 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2004
Consumer's City: SIOUX FALLS Consumer's State: SD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BLAZER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W7X2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 28 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During maintenance, owner noticed coolant getting dirty. had it flushed four times. heater quit working after first flush. brownish-gray sludge was blocking the heater core. mechanic stated it was due to a small leak in the intake manifold gasket causing small amounts of dirty air and oil to mix with coolant. since having gasket replaced, coolant has not gotten dirty again. vortec engines 1999-2003 were prone to this gasket failure. dexcool doesn't mix well with dirt or oil. *nm